01-22-2012, 05:27 AM
I've actually heard quite a few complaints about Vanish fluoro having really poor knot strength with lots of break offs on the strike.
The heaviest I've used fly fishing is 1x when throwing big poppers around thick weeds for bass. Usually I use 2x for bass, 3x when I fish streamers for trout, 4x fishing dry droppers or nypmhing streams, and 5x or 6x if fish are on small dries or emergers. Most break offs that I've had have been from me being a spaz when I've dropped down to 6x and I've been fishing 4x, and I way over do it on the hook set. That or damaged tippet.
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The heaviest I've used fly fishing is 1x when throwing big poppers around thick weeds for bass. Usually I use 2x for bass, 3x when I fish streamers for trout, 4x fishing dry droppers or nypmhing streams, and 5x or 6x if fish are on small dries or emergers. Most break offs that I've had have been from me being a spaz when I've dropped down to 6x and I've been fishing 4x, and I way over do it on the hook set. That or damaged tippet.
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